Mixing dazzling music with drama, members of La Sax - a group of local saxophonists - will represent different animals and share a story about freedom in a new collaboration with two pianists, theatre director Freddy Wong and storyteller Uncle Hung.

You can now pre-book tickets (for up to 15 per cent off) for next year's annual celebration of theatre, dance and music. There will be performers from all around the world, from the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra to the National Grand Theatre of Great Britain, making this an unmissable event for arts lovers.

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Delivering us to a dreamworld

Delivering us to a dreamworld

Shadows, Lenka's third album, takes us to a girly world of fairy tales and fantasy. Instead of her usual, upbeat vibe, there is a dreamy feel here, with soothing rhythms and a sing-song quality.

Opener Nothing Here but Love starts like a pendulum. The soft, swinging melody symbolises the ups and downs of life. It then expands to become livelier and more light-hearted.

While most songs are tranquilis soothing, After the Winter is an exception. It has a tasteful melody which, together with Kripac's graceful and angelic voice, brings vitality.

But before the mood gets too poignant, the chorus introduces a spirited rhythm and messages of hope: "After the winter comes the spring / That's when the bluebirds start to sing".

The Top of Memory Lane is the album's most expressive number. The theme of unrequited love is nostalgically built up with sentiment and a slightly sorrowful feeling. But it ends on a hopeful note, as a great album wrap-up.